A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 1

Bernard Laurence returned to the country, and as his secret lover, Eleanor Shultz was promptly taken to Rosewood Manor.

As per the agreement, she had to be squeaky clean without a trace of perfume or makeup before seeing him.

She followed his preferences to the letter, washing herself up, then putting on a silky nightgown and heading to the bedroom on the second floor.

The man was sitting in front of his computer dealing with work stuff when she entered. He glanced at her.

“Come here.”

His voice was cold and void of emotion, weighing on Eleanor’s heart like a heavy stone.

He was an aloof man prone to mood swings. Fearing his bad temper, Eleanor quickly walked up to him.

Before she could even get settled, Bernard pulled her into his embrace, his long fingers grabbing her chin.

Bending down, he kissed her

ed

lips hard.

Bernard was never one for chit–chat. Making love to her was his only purpose when meeting her.

He may have looked noble, but when it I came to his sexual desire, he wouldn’t let her off easy after being away on business for three months.

As she expected,

She followed the

she woke

he was gone

sound of water trickling in the

reflected on the frosted glass.

taken aback. In the past, he would always leave as soon as he finished, never staying until she woke up. What

different this time?

man to appear. After a few minutes, the sound

bathroom wrapped in a towel. Water droplets fell from his hair onto his skin; tracing a path down his well–defined abs,

deep, indifferent eyes conveyed a sense of detachment. He looked good, yet the chilly aura surrounding him made people think twice about

glanced at her with a cold stare. “You don’t need to

paused, perplexed by

a document.

agreement, Eleanor finally realized the truth: Bernard

he didn’t leave

Five

because he was reluctant to part, but because he wanted to

come eventually. But

there was just

heart, Eleanor looked up at Bernard as he

got half a year left, can’t you

months left to live, according to the doctor. She wanted to stay by his side until the very

hesitation, as if he were disposing of

the face of

ཨ ཁ ཡ ཅ འག གན

she had been unable to capture his heart. It was time

seriously. I was just joking.” she said. Then, she added, “Actually, I’ve been wanting to leave you for a while now. I’m glad